Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Russian strikes kill 3 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy calls for Western air defense aid
Vehicles burn in the aftermath of Russian destruction caused by two KAB bombs in the city of Kramatorsk, Donetsk Region, Ukraine on February 8, 2026. (Photo by Jose Colon/Anadolu via Getty Images)(LON...
Feb 09, 2026
Suspect in 2012 Benghazi attack arrested, DOJ says
U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi (C), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel (L) and U.S. Attorney for Washington, DC Jeanine Pirro make a press announcement at the Department of ...
Feb 06, 2026
Russian lieutenant general shot by assailant in Moscow, investigators say
Russian Police officers walk next to the entrance of a residential building on Volokolamsk Highway, where an assassination attempt on General Lieutenant Alexeyev (Alekseev) was made earlier in t...
Feb 06, 2026
Iran and US to reopen nuclear talks in Oman after weeks of tension
In this handout photo released by the Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Feb. 6, 2026, Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Hamad Al Busaidi, US President Donald Trump's Special Representative for the...
Feb 06, 2026
Ukraine, Russia plan new POW swap after trilateral talks with US end, Witkoff says
Workers clear damaged pipework at the Darnytsia Thermal Power Plant following Russian air strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (Andrew Kravchenko/Bloomberg via Getty Images)(LONDON) -...
Feb 05, 2026
How climate change will make hosting the Winter Olympics more challenging
A general view at the Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, February 3, 2026 in Predazzo, Italy. (Alex Slitz/Getty Images)(MILAN) -- Hosting the Winter Ol...
Feb 04, 2026
Trilateral US-Ukraine-Russia peace talks resume in UAE after major energy attack
The upper floors of a multi-storey building burn after debris from a Russian drone falls on February 3, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Yan Dobronosov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- Americ...
Feb 04, 2026
Russia hits Ukraine energy targets with hundreds of drones, missiles, ahead of talks
Kyiv residents shelter at the Dorohozhychi subway station amid a Russian drone-and-missile strike on February 3, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Ihor Kuznietsov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)(LONDON)...
Feb 03, 2026
Gaza-Egypt border crossing at Rafah partially reopens after more than 2 years
(LONDON) -- The Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt has reopened to limited pedestrian traffic, Israeli authorities confirmed Monday.The reopening is the first step in implementing the second phase ...
Feb 02, 2026
Venezuela's first shipment of liquefied petroleum gas has left Venezuela bound for the US
The Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) Amuay oil refinery at the Paraguana Refinery Complex in Punto Fijo, Falcon State, Venezuela. (Photographer: Betty Laura Zapata/Bloomberg via Getty Images)(NEW YOR...
Feb 02, 2026